Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-12-09

We Hie ~ tine midst on centennial celebrations.
mud with becoming pride we rejoice In American
SKILL ind ingenuity, m American energy and en-
terptise and I'm the wonderful natural advantages
and res lurcos developed by cpnturl's national
growth Yet when an attempt Is made To Justify |
q scheme, witch permits q tax to be- laid upon Nv.
cry consumer In the land for the benefit Of our
manufacturers quite beyond reasonable demand
for governmental regard, 1t suits the purposes Of
advocacy to call our manufactures infant indus
tries still needing the highest and greatest degree
NJ favor ana fostering care that can be wrung
from federal legislation. Il is also said that th
Increase IN the price Of domestic manufactures
resulting from the present tariff Is necessary In
order That higher wages may be- paid to our
wurliugmen employed IN manufactures than arr
paid for what IL called the paupar labor of Eurupc
All will acknowledge the force of an argument
which involves the welfare and liberal COtnpensa
ton Of our labolng people. our labor is hOnora
hlg IA tile eyes NJ every American citizen, amt as
IL lies at the foundation Of our development and
progress Il is entitled, without affettation or ny
pucriSy, TO the utmost regard. The standard Of
our ubuteiS lie should not be measured by that
OF any other country less favored, and they are
entitled their full share of all our advantages BY
the last census IL Is made 10 appear that of the
lrBRW9 of our population engaged In all kinds
ot industries, 5,GiUiS9 are employed in agricul-
ture, lWl2B Ia professional and personal ser
vice, 2,iHi,5iB OF whom are domestic servants and
laborers while l,siO250 are employed IN trade and
transportation and Si1 liz are classed as employ
ed III manufacturing and mining. For present
purposes, however, the last number given should
be considerably reduced. Without attempting to
enumerote all 1t will he conceded that there should
deducted from those which Il includes 315 143 car
penters and juiners. 21, 4Ol mncrs drtssmakers
aud sranstrrsses i12, ~ backsmiths 1873 75G tai.
Tors ana talluresses lO2, l3 masOns, 1B20il butch
trs, il,%1 bakers, G3Oo3 plasterers, and 1891 EN-
gagged IN manufacturing agricultural implements,
amounting IN tue aggregate to l,2li,G23 leaving
I,osoVoY persons employed IN such manufacturing
INDUSTRIES as are claimed to be benefited by high
tariff.
To these the appeal is made to save their en-
poyment and maintain their wages by resisting
such suggestions by the allegation that they nr In
a minority among those who labor and therefore
should foTpgo an advantage i'm the interest of Low
prices for the majority Their compensation as
Il may he affected bv the operation of tariff laws
should at all times be scrupulously kept in view.
and vet with slight reflection they win not over
look the fact that they are consumers with thp
rest that they too hav, their own wants and
tbosa If their families 10 s,nniv From, Their o,,
iuls and that the price of the nprpssa RIGS Of lifp
as well as the amount of their wages will rpp1ilnte
the measure Of their welfare and comfort But
the reduction of taxation demanded should liz, 81
measured as not TO necessitate or Justify either
the loss of employment by the workingnian or The
lrssening his wages and the profits still remaining
to the manufactures after a necessary rpadilst-
ment should furnish no excuse for the sacrifice of
the interests Of his employees either in their on
nnrturtv Il, ,,nrl mr. IL, ~ li,,i,,,ti,, 81 I'LL
conversation Nor can the worker In mantifac.
lures fail to understand that while a hiph tariT is
claimed to br necessary to allow the nayInpnt OF
rrmuuerativp wages It certainly results In large.
ncreas. in the price of nearly all sorts Of manu-
| features which in almost countless forms h,.
| needs for the use of himself and his family lie
| receives at the desk of his employer his wages
and perhaus bpfor. he reaches his home h obliged
| in "a nurchasp for family usp If an ortic,. Which
pubinres his n,yn ahnr tn return in th. nov,nnnt
of the increas,. in price which the tariff Permits
/ the hard earned rotnpensatinn of many davs' toll
| The farmer and agricuturist. who iianufactIlr.
| nothing but who pay the Increased price which
the tariff imposes upon every Agricultural implp.
mant upon an he wears and npon Mi he ,Iss and
| owns except the increase of lis Hocks and herds
and such filings as his hushandry prndurps from
the soil is invited to aid i'm maintaining the t,rs
rnt situation and he il told that high duty an i'm
| nnrts1 ,ynni is nnr.ssor,, fnr IN t,oG, ~ pns.
| I'll. Ina. ..I..
| of their wool nnv he Increased Thev Of cn,,trsa
arr. not reminded thnt the farmer who ms mo
| sheen Is by This scheme ohyed In his nurrhnsa mi
| clothing and WOODEN goods To nav tribute To his
| fellow farmer as ,yp ms Ia TN, artn-ar and
merchant; nor is any mention made of The fnct
that the sheen owners Themselves md their house-
| holds must wear clothing and use other articles
| mauufatturrd frnnn the yonl thev ssl Mt tnrfi
pt.rrs and fins ns consumers n,ist rstur,, Then.
| share of Ills Increased nrica to tn, ttadasnIan
| think il may M. fairly assumed that n bro.
| proportion of the sheen owned Inv fine farmers
throughout the country arr, fnund In small hocks
numbering from y to TO- The duty on the grade.
of irnnnrtd uool ,vbirh tbasa sh,,,,e lila s IA
cents zach pound if Of the value 81 10 cents or
less and - cents if NJ the vnus of mora than IN
| cents If tn, liberal estimate Of six uonnJs liz.
allowed for rach fleece The dutv thereon V"nid In.
| lO or - cents and tbis may w. tat., as IttHnst
enhanram,,t 81 H. tric. ~ tho forro,r I '.,s,
If this d,Itv Figbtten doIlars ,yniJ tbi,s r.r,r,
sent thu, Increased price Of Tin. wool from N
sheen and syG from thai of the Un,i ~ ~ sheen
and at nr,s,nt values tbis addition ,yo,IJ ainoni,i
to about 0ne.thiri Of lis price n mon It's sale
th,. fnrnt,, receives mis- ir N loss t,rT ,r6t III
MI ] Il t.i'i ", a ~ 81, a. ~ Iroi,'' t,,
sur which an ali H. ca,,gse viii oiE,r 20 K ,,,t
il reaches tie consumer when Inanufactur,-d
intn cloth and otb-I. goods and nnteriaI Tor usa
is cost is not only Unlicensed ~ the WENT nf ~
farm RS tnriff nindt bnt n fnr+Isr snT has bs",
added for thr bi4nrnt Of The manufact,irsr unde,
The oueratinn If ntb.r tariG lavrs In tbe mean
time the lay arrives when the farmer finds il np,.
rssarv to pnrchase woolrn goods and material I,
| clnthe himself and family fnr Tho ,sintsr W-bsr
he facls The tradrsman for that nurnns. he ,iis
rnyrrs ih,t he is nhlipd not onIv ~ rt,,rn in III,
way of Increased prices his tariff nrnat on tn,
| yo1l ha snld and ,ihirh than Tarbans los h.fnr,
| him in unnnfn,tureJ form hui that h. ,nnst al,
| a considerable sim thereto tn meet "A further in
r,as,. in cost caused by n taIiff dutv on The man
| ufn,ture Tins I'm the end he is aroused Ia m,
| fact that he Inns maid unon n moderate nnrrhasa
as "A result of thu, taritf scheme, which when il,
snld his Nonl seemed 80 nrntitahle an inrrease i,
pri,,l more than snffciptit 10 swpen away ali th,
tnritf nrn6t h, r.ivi iinon The Vol he nro,iura,
and sold When the nuIiber Of farmers engage,
in wool raising Is rntunarad with ali The fnrInp,
in tb ,i,nfrI nu1 ~ s,,aii , En-. hsa
In nur nnnnlatinn * rnnsd,r.fd. when II il mall
el,n ih"t IN ne cas- Df gu To- @ ~ 20 th
Nho ,v.u sheen, the h.n.6t Of ths i,rs.nt 10 iii
ON wool Is ilmsory: and above ali when il mnst In
conceded tint The incrsas,a Of the cost ~ Twin,
i,sI IN, h ta'GS I, oi INV Us, W ,r
with moderate means and the moor the tmploye,
AMI unpunlnvad M, .icl aud ,irsII anil III ,,oyn
and old and Thai il constitutes a tax which wit
relentless giy,in is fastened upon The rlothing a
every maj, wnman nnd rhid In tba land raaSnu
mr.. s,grestad why fine removal or rainrtion n
tbis Jt,, Should y, inDl,dd -, ,si't 80 ~,
/ tariff laws
| In snaa.iu,, nf tho moran s,.d GOO, 10 tb. ,ns,
.r Of 5ur hofie inanufactmres resIItinp from
1ut,. IaiI unnn iur,rt.I srtiias 81 tbs sam, a.
scrinti'n th. fart is NOT oysrInot.d that cnn,net
tnt sn,nnt, o,Ir inni.,stc ,,rr,i,,,,rs ,',,,t m.
has the eject of Keeping The nrics of their nrod
- hl,,, ia hi,,Iitt Init iI,d Ia. ,,i In
ut IL IL nnt,rin,,s thnt tis rn,n,sti,G, IL TOO -,
ban stran,,i,,d bt, mn. n,,.,ai.nt n
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a ,'is Tu ttHucLll H't t, ttusts, Mnlr nay
nri. Of rn,nmodti.. mad and soIJ Nv piii,iInt,.r
+ | IF the cntnbinntion Tbe nsonla car, hardly non
soiGsi s.n,.,,.s IL bo,,,.,,.,r IL H. abs,,,ci -
~, .,,T,iimati,,, ~ L'aitl,- - S.
reduces the urict. of any p2tficular 1utialia art
5 ~ bn,,. nr,,I,Itinn' Nv, tic limit ,bi,H
nigbt ,thar,riss rs,rb nnter ,,,r IN riR iayrs m,
. if Hith smch rsJuceJ mice its msnnfarturs ,,,T
tiun,s tn tiri,, II il antir,I,, nyii,,nt t%nt ,,
ti 49, i 20 0u'',.t2 a, IL 't,ii ' i a.
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on ~ W. 1 III i,t =, nstit,,t
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